'Syria. Jaffa - Damascus'. With manuscript additions showing boundary information

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Covers the Syrian coastline extending fifty miles north and south of Haifa and 120 miles inland. [Includes parts of present-day Jordan and the geographical region of Palestine.] Printed map sheet portrays hydrology, relief by spot heights A point on a map at which the height of the land is recorded. and shading, depths by soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. , railways, roads and tracks, telegraphs, settlements, place names, places of worship and water sources. Bears the imprints 'Geographical Section, General Staff, No. 2321' and 'War Office, July, 1915. Corrections, Dec. 1916'. The map also bears the blocked-out imprint 'For official use only' together with details of commercial sales agents. A copy of this map is also held at Maps 48495.(27.). A copy of the map with the 'For official use only' imprint left visible and omitting the details of commercial sales agents is held at Maps MOD GSGS 2321.

Manuscript additions portray the northern boundary of Mandatory Palestine with accompanying explanatory note, and also highlight several settlements.

Creation end date derived from establishment of Mandatory Palestine.

Verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. bears the stamp 'Eastern Department' and the manuscript annotation 'Syria (Jaffa, Damascus) (1/250 000)'.

Extent and format

1 map sheet

Area map covers

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Scale

Scale 1:250,000

Scale designator

Horizontal

Orientation

North

Degree coordinates

Top-left: 33° 30' 0" N, 34° 30' 0" E
Top-right: 33° 30' 0" N, 37° 0' 0" E
Bottom-left: 32° 0' 0" N, 34° 30' 0" E
Bottom-right: 32° 0' 0" N, 37° 0' 0" E

It is part of

Maps and Associated Documents Relating to the Post-war Realignment of Boundaries in the Former Ottoman Empire

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Ref: Mss Eur F112/570

Physical characteristics

Materials: Printed in colour, with manuscript additions in pencil and crayon

Dimensions: 681 x 946mm, on sheet 762 x 1025mm

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Map

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

Mss Eur F112/570, f 44

History of this record

Date(s)

1916-1920? (CE, Gregorian)

Places

SyriaDamascusHaifaPalestineJaffa

People & organisations

War Office

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'Syria. Jaffa - Damascus'. With manuscript additions showing boundary information, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F112/570, f 44, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100140102009.0x000012> [accessed 23 June 2026]

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